Slowdown means job shifts for workers...

BUSINESS H2

January 04, 2006

BUSINESSH2 slowdown means job shifts for workers Most of the 170 employees affected by a slowdown in production of the Hummer H2 will move over to the military arm of AM General Corp., producing the Humvee. But 20 to 25 employees could be laid off for two to three weeks before jobs open up on the Humvee line, the company said Tuesday. C8NATION/WORLD4 dozen areas to get grants to block terror Communities facing greater risks will receive a bigger share of federal grants this year to counter terrorism and other threats, the Homeland Security Department said Tuesday as it announced that nearly four dozen metropolitan areas will be eligible. A4Sharon to shift power during heart treatment Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon will hand over power to his deputy during a heart procedure this week, his office said Tuesday, the first time an Israeli leader has agreed to give up his authority because of illness. A8LOCALSpouses elect each other president, veep Dorothy and David Snyder are still in charge in Roseland. After an early morning vote Tuesday, Dorothy Snyder is president of the Town Council, and David Snyder is vice president. Council member Charley Shields sued last year in an effort to have the July 20 election of a new council president deemed illegal. That lawsuit may be moot after the Tuesday meeting. The husband and wife convened Tuesday for their first official Town Council meeting of the year and nominated each other for the posts. The meeting lasted all of about 15 minutes. Shields did not attend the 7:30 a.m. meeting, nor did any of the Roseland faithful. B1Naturalist: Red-tailed hawk shot last week A red-tailed hawk that had to be euthanized after he was shot last week has prompted a retired naturalist to remind residents that shooting hawks is illegal. Carole Riewe, who rehabilitates large birds, said she was called by a family that had found the injured 3- or 4-year-old bird on their property. Riewe took him to a veterinarian, who found that the bird had at least eight birdshot or shotgun pellets in him. "There were several broken bones and flesh wounds," she said. Riewe estimated that the person who shot the hawk was about 30 to 40 feet from him. "They knew darned well what they were shooting at," she said. B1